The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| aputte | it is turned inside-out, is folded back |
| apuwalke | s/he is back from having quarreled or argued or fought, etc. |
| 't-apuwehlal | s/he thaws h/, defrosts h/ (e.g., frozen food) |
| apuwehtahsu | s/he picks sweetgrass without cleaning it as s/he goes along (i.e., without removing withered blades and other waste) |
| 't-apuwehtun | s/he thaws it, defrosts it (e.g., frozen food) |
| apuwisasoskil | (potatoes) home fries |
| apuwisawe | s/he warms up or reheats food |
| apuwisawewiw | it warms up or reheats food |
| 't-apuwisomon | s/he warms it up (left-over food) |
| apuwisu | s/he is back from having picked berries |
| apuwiye | s/he, it melts |
| apuwiyewiw | it melts |
| aqacaluhs | (see acaqaluhs) |
| aqacokahte | it is crumpled in pleats |
| aqacokesson, aqacokessu, aqacokessuwiw | it wrinkles as it moves; it crumples in pleats, bunches up |
| aqacokessu | s/he wrinkles as s/he moves; s/he crumples in pleats, bunches up |
| aqacokiye | (shoe, rotting pumpkin, etc.) s/he gradually settles and spreads, gradually crumples |
| aqacokopu | s/he sits slumped over |
| aqacokuhse | (tire, bread dough) s/he gradually deflates |
| aqacokuhsewiw | (balloon, etc.) it gradually deflates |
| aqamacomu | s/he stretches story |
| aqamapske | (three-dimensional object) s/he, it is bigger |
| aqamawotu | s/he, it costs more, is more expensive, is worth more |
| 't-aqamehtun | s/he adds to it, magnifies it, enlarges it; s/he makes more of it, stretches or exaggerates it (e.g., story) |
| 't-aqamehtuwan | s/he exaggerates something belonging to h/ |